Cowboys rent Brian Schottenheimer as subsequent head coach
The Cowboys have a brand new head coach.
Dallas is hiring Brian Schottenheimer to take over on the sidelines, the workforce introduced Friday night time.
The Dallas Morning Information reported that the contract will likely be for 4 years.
“Brian Schottenheimer is named a profession assistant,” Jones instructed ESPN. “He ain’t Brian no extra. He’s now referred to as the top coach of the Dallas Cowboys.”
Schottenheimer was the workforce’s offensive coordinator for the final two seasons below Mike McCarthy, who was dismissed after the season.
It will likely be the 51-year-old’s first head teaching job.
Schottenheimer beforehand served because the offensive coordinator with the Jets (2006-11), the Rams (2012-14) and the Seahawks (2018-20).
His dad, Marty, gained 200 video games as an NFL head coach and is within the Chiefs Corridor of Fame.
Schottenheimer takes over after McCarthy and the Cowboys couldn’t comply with phrases on a long-term extension at season’s finish.
McCarthy’s Cowboys held a 49-35 document over his 5 seasons as head coach, however they solely gained one postseason recreation below his stewardship.
Even with the skilled Schottenheimer main the offense, McCarthy nonetheless was in control of calling performs over the past two years.
The Cowboys led the league in scoring in 2023 (29.9 factors per recreation) because of a profession yr from quarterback Dak Prescott, however took a step again to the center of the pack this season thanks largely to Prescott needing surgical procedure in November for {a partially} torn hamstring.
Dallas had additionally interviewed ex-Jets head coach Robert Saleh, Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and Seahawks assistant Leslie Frazier for his or her opening.
Shortly after the Schottenheimer information broke, Saleh was formally named the subsequent defensive coordinator of the 49ers, a job he held from 2017-20.
Schottenheimer’s time in New York reached its apex through the 2009 and 2010 seasons when the Jets reached consecutive AFC Championship Video games.
Gang Inexperienced ranked within the prime 5 in dashing in each seasons — first in ’09 — however sat within the backside third of the league in passing in what have been Mark Sanchez’s first two years below middle.
Whereas it’s nonetheless unclear how Schottenheimer’s employees with the Cowboys will look, ESPN reported ex-Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is a “prime candidate” for the defensive coordinator job.
Schottenheimer’s Dallas promotion leaves the Saints as the one workforce with a head teaching emptiness left to fill.
